Psoriatic Arthritis Pharmacotherapy Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 - 2023

Psoriatic Arthritis is a type of chronic inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects toes and fingers followed by nail or skin psoriasis. The clinical features are varied but the major symptoms are peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, psoriasis, dactylitis and axial disease. According to Arthritis Foundation, the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in patients suffering from psoriasis is approximately between 7% and 48%. Psoriatic arthritis appears most often between the age of 30 years and 50 years. The factors contributing to the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis are genetic factors, environmental factors and immunological factors. Genetic factors explain that 40% of the psoriatic arthritis has family history of skin and joint diseases. Environmental factors such as bacterial and viral infections have been implicated as a cause in psoriatic arthritis. Immunological factors consist of cytokines such as TNF-α which is critically involved in inflammatory process, leading to bone and cartilage degradation as well as skin inflammation. There are five different types of psoriatic arthritis that includes different joints and spinal column. There are two types of method by which psoriatic arthritis is diagnosed by imaging and laboratory test. Imaging tests consist of X-Rays and magnetic resonance imaging and laboratories consists of rheumatoid factor and joint fluid test.

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The pharmacotherapy of psoriatic arthritis consists of drugs such as DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs), NSAIDs, Immunosuppressant and TNF-α inhibitors. In chronic conditions surgeries and other procedures are practiced such as steroid injections and joint replacement surgery. The DMARDs consists of drug that reduces the progression of psoriatic arthritis and protect joints and other tissues from irreversible damage, it includes drugs such as methotrexate, sulfasalazine and leflunomide....